Lock for controlling levers



C. SAXTON. y LOCK FR GONTROLLING LEVERS.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 27,1918.'

aente Dec. 5, 1922.

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A. C; SAXTON. LOCK Foa coNTRoLLmG LEVERS.

APPLICATION FILAED APR. 27, i918.

Patented Dee. 5, 1922.

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AUGUSTUS C. SALTIN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A

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SSIGNOR T H. R. MANUFACTUREYG LOCK FOR CONTROLLING LEVERS.

Application filed April 27, 1918. Serial No. 231,089.

To allan/1.0m #may Concern.'

Be it known that l, AUGUSTUS C. Sax'ron,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Qhicago, Illinois, have invented certainnew and useful improvements in Locks for Qontrollinglievers, ot which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to locks for controlling levers, and is so designed as to providea` housingand dust cap for the transmission casing.

It is a further object of the invention to provide such a lock which can be readily and quickly applied to controlling levers, which will be more secure and simple in operation. v v

The above and other features of advan ta ges and capabilities will become apparent from a detailed description of the accompanying drawings, in which l have illusti'ated one torni oi' lock embodying the invention, but the construction there shown is to be understood as illustrativeionly and not as defining the limits of my invention.

Fig. 1 is a sectional elevation. of a lock embodying one form ot' my inventionfalren on the line 1-1, Fig. 2.

Fig. 2 is a plan view or' the same.

Fig. 3' is aA sectional view taken on the line 3-3, Fig. 2.

Referring to 'the drawings in detail.' 1 represents in general the transmission casing, with a sphericalbearing, in which is mounted the ball 2 of the controllin lever 3, the lever being passed upwardly t rough the. transmission casing and supported upon the casing. Screwed tothe easing l is a retaining` ring e, which is connected by means ot a lillister screw et to the casing 1, and is provided with an inwardly extending bevelled rim 5 designed to engage the ball 2 ot' the control lever 3, which prevents the upward movement thereof, as best shown in Fig. 1 and is provided in its upper portion with a conical socket, and at the upper end with an enlarged bevelled bearing 5 for the dust cap 6, which cap is formed"- integrally with the loclr carrying case, indicated as a whole by the reference character 7.

Rigidly fixed to the lever 3 by means of a pin 8 isA a sleeve 9, which sleeve st its upper end is screw threaded into the casing 7. Slidably mounted on the sleeve 9 is a 10 having at its lower end an intecasing, and is sion spring 15 which exer graiiy farmed iocki Aiit into the socket 12 for the purpose of l in the oelring movement in any direction.

casing 7 is a spring which is at its lower disc 11, as best' shown at plunger 13 is Wardly pressure the automatically lift t position when the is withdrawn, by is controlled by The sleeve l0 is ng disc 11 adapted to retaining ring Ll, the lever against Mounted 1n the pressed plunger 13, end screwed into the 14, Fig, e. The

positioned in a bore in the surrounded by the compres-- ts a constant npi'eon, and is designed to he disc l2 to unlocked spring pressed plunger 1G means of the cani 17, which the tumbler key loelr 18. provided with which when the disc is moved down to un .locking position registers with pressed plunger 16, by means of' disc is held in locked position.

the spring which the in other words, when `the disc 11 is in its normal unlocked position, the

position, that is, spring pressed plunger 1G is exerting a constant pressure inwardly, so that the moment 'the opening in the sleeve registers with the plunger, the plunge r is automatically driven through the opening, by virtue or" which the disc is held in1 locked position.

When it is desired to unlock. the device the key is inserted in the loclr 18 and turned partially aroundl so that the canili", which cooperates with the pin 19 and the plunger 16, withdraws the plunger out ot engagenien-t with the opening in the sleeve 10, when the compression spring 15 forcesA the plunger 13 upwardly, withdrawing with it the disc 11 out of locked position. A

l/Vhen it is desired to lock the device, all that is necessary is simply to press downwardly on the plunger by means of the i'oot or otherwise, until the plunger 16 snaps into the opening in the sleeve 10, in which position it is held until the key is operated for withdrawing the plunger 16 as shown best in Fig. l described. The casing 7, in addition to being screw threaded to the sleeve 9,

ris also connected tothe sleeve 9 by means oi the pin 20, as best shown in Fig. 2. The

easing 7 is provided at its lower end with 4. The casing 7 and retaining ring,- t not only form a housino' and dust'cap for the transmission, but 2 Ovide a smooth an opening* Working bearing to facilitate the operation` of the controlling lever, and assist in proporly supporting the same. In this it will be seen that the casing 7, which forms a `dust cap and carries the locking mechanism, is

4fixed stationary to the lever 3.

ling levers without the necessity of grinding or ormin it exactly to fit Athe controlling lever. Tis is of great importance in view of the slight variations in different controlling levers.-

When the plunger 13 has been pushed downwardly (the key, of course, being removed.) the bolt 16 automatically snaps into the opening in the sleeve l0, absolutely lock ing the lever, in which position it is held until the key is inserted and momentarily turned, when the bolt is automatically retracted', the spring 15 then goes ii :o operation to automatically raise the locking disc 1l. The only time that it is necessary to use the key is when it is desired to unlock the device, so that the operator or driver is not inconvenienced by being obliged'to use the key when locking the device, but merely press on the plunger when his car is brought to a stop, and thus lock the device.

Having now described my invention,

I claim l. A lock for controlling levers, compris-l ing a mounting for the control lever having a socket in its upper end, and a non-slidable casing on the control lever, provi-ded with integral means at its lower end designed to (zo-operate with said mounting for forming a dust cap for the transmission, a slidable locking clement in the casing, a longitudinally reciprocable plunger extending through the end wallj oi3 said casing and substantially parallel with the axis ot' the locking element for movingsaidlocking element into locking position, a key controlled lock automatically holding said locking element in locked position, and means for automatically returning said locking element to unlocked position when` said key controlled lock is operated. 2. In a device of 'the character specified, a supporting member for a gear hift lever, a cap non-rotatably secured thergto, having a rounded bearing on its`upper surface and adapted to retain a gear shift lever in position on said supporting member, a sleeve adapted to be secured to said lever, said sleeve having detachably secured lthereon a lock carrying sleeve, between which and the iirst mentioned sleeve is a locking element adapted to cooperate with the said cap to,

prevent operative movement Iot thelever, and operating means for saitl locking element.

3. A lock for ear shift levers comprising outer, inner an intermediate sleeves, the inner and outer sleeves being detachably secured together at one end and the intermediate sleeve being reciprocable between said inner and outer sleeves within the intermediate space, means for causing rectilinear reciprocation o said intermediate sleeve, 4comprising a plunger fixed thereto and longitudinally reciprocable through an opening formed in said outer sleeve and in a direction substantially parallel to the axis of the `sleeves,'and means for locking said intermediate sleeve in one position, said last named means, when in locking position, connecting said inner and outer sleeves to prevent relative rotation thereof.l

4-.. In an automobile lock, the combination of a shift lever, a socket lixed with relation to the fulcrum of said, lever, a hood carried by said lever above the socket and movable yrelatively thereto, a plug mounted in said socket so as to be capable of longitudinal movement but incapable of rotary movement relatively'to the socket, a plunger projecting upwardly from said plug through said hood, a spring tending to holdV said plug within the confines ofthe hood and said plunger in projected position above said hood .so that by downward pressure of the foot upon said plunger said plug may be projected into said, socket to hold said lever against oscillatory movement, and a key controlled lock including a bolt adapted to.

be projected through said hood into the path of said plug whereby said plug is locked, in depressed position... Y

'In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name 'to this Specification in the presence of two witnesses.`

AUGUSTUS c. SAXTON.

Witnesses:

CLARENCE J. Lor'rUs, GEORGE S. HILL. 

